During the early modern period, the artist Utagawa Hiroshige created ukiyo-e paintings that depicted the 53 post towns along the Tokaido highway that connected Edo(Tokyo) with Kyoto, in a style influenced by Western impressionists.
小野村は当初中山道の宿場であったが、後に道筋が変更されたため、諏訪・木曽への近道の一部となった。
Ono village was a shukuba of the Nakasendo, but because the route was changed, it became part of a short cut route to Suwa and Kiso.
In Kiso, eleven post towns were developed along the Nakasendo road, where accommodations for travelers, and production and sales bases of craft products were concentrated.
Tsumago-juku is the 42nd post town among the Nakasendo 69 Stations Tsumago-juku is still a bustling town with many tourists as a post town that still retains its historical features.
Shinagawa(around the present Kita-Shinagawa Station) along Tokaido, which is one of five streets was the closest from Edo(present Tokyo) and prospered as a post town to welcome travelers.
Matsudo City is 20 km northeast of Tokyo. Historically a thriving post-station town, it has attracted traffic and goods(such as wet fish) since the Edo Period.
In the Edo period, the Fukusumi district was a post town along the road connecting Sasayama with Kyoto, and it bustled with many travelers and merchants.
They are located in western Saga, and prospered as a post town in the Edo Period. Both cities are filled with historic inns, sake breweries, shrines and temples, so they attract a large number of tourists every year.
Many kaidos and post towns in Aichi Prefecture are well preserved, like Miya-shuku near Atsuta Shrine, Akasaka-shuku with its famous avenue of pine trees, and Narumi-shuku and Arimatsu-shuku, famous for Arimatsu-shibori tie-dyeing, and you can really feel the atmosphere of olden times.
For sightseeing, there are Suzuka Circuit, which hosts the F1 Japan Grand Prix and other races, Seki-shuku, where an Edo period(1603-1868) lodging town remains, and Tsubaki Grand Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
A variety of events are held in each season such as festivals and Bon-dance in the shopping street along the former Tokaido where the narrow road width of the Edo period Tokaido remains, and it makes efforts to convey the atmosphere of old Shinagawa-juku(old post town) to future generations.
The shukubamachi along the roadway, between Aizu castle town and Shimotuke Province."Ouchii-juku" in Shimogo town, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima prefecture is a former post town along the roadway connecting between Aizu castle town and the former Shimotukenokuni current Nikko, Tochigi prefecture.
There are 5 areas where the streets of Edo are reproduced. You can use all the facilities in 5 areas if you buy a one-day pass; roads, post-town, merchant town, samurai residence, and ninja village.
The 9 kilometer road that connects the two lodging towns has been well preserved over time, and tour participants can experience the history of the samurais that walked this path many years ago. The simple natural atmosphere of the cobblestone streets, the tea shops along the pass, and the nostalgic agricultural areas can be enjoyed through this hike.
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